FACT SHEET
Artist Name
Jayme Kelly Curtis (pronounced JAY-me)
Musical Style/Genre
Original contemporary folk/jazz; expressive, blues-infused female
vocals. An earthy blend of original "metaphysical blues." Bonnie
Raitt meets Sting.
City of Origin
Boulder Creek, Santa Cruz Mountains, California, USA.
Background
Jayme writes, records and performs in Northern California. She is
frequently accompanied by renowned players and is known for giving them
plenty of room to stretch out and improvise on spunky blues, jazz and swing
classics, and smokey folky rocking originals. Jayme's many side interests
include Uke Be A Lady, a swing ukulele/violin trio, and the folk duo Dulcimer
Girls. Locally, Jayme averages 30 performances annually and enjoys a growing
reputation for warm, meaningful showcases featuring literate, soulful songs
and the Bay Area's best instrumentalists. Jayme also has a talent for producing
innovative split bill showcases and introducing her audience to new talent.
Discography
• Jayme's second solo CD, Sugar & Sand, features outstanding
performances by such acoustic heavyweights as mandolinist/piper Radim Zenkl,
violinist Autumn Hancock, and drummer/percussion wizard Rick Walker, among
many others. Sugar & Sand has won many fine reviews and radio
airplay in many corners of the world.
• Jayme's debut CD, In A Rushing Stream, has won favorable
reviews and international airplay, and took top honors in the Best
Music You Never Heard show on KGO Radio, San Francisco. The CD was
engineered by Bay Area rock legend Dave Meniketti.
• Jayme is currently working on her third release, Mid Life Chrysalis.
• CD projects in the works for Uke Be A Lady and Duclimer Girls,
two of Jayme's band projects
Feathers in Jayme's Cap
• Placements on Country Music Television and the Travel Channel
• ASCAP Plus Award Winner, 2006
• Documented airplay on more than 25 terrestrial stations in the U.S.,
plus many radio stations overseas, and countless Internet stations Click here for details.
• Endorsing Artist for Elixir Guitar Strings/W.L. Gore & Associates
2000 - 2005
• Performing Member of Indiegrrl.com. Among top 40 of 300 submissions
• Finalist, GuitarGirls.com Songwriting Contest
• Founder, Boulder Creek Acoustic Music Society; Contributing Member,
California Coast Music Camp and Ukulele Club of Santa Cruz; Volunteer,
Bread & Roses
• Working Musician, performing a wide variety of styles with several
different bands
• Multi-instrumentalist: Guitar, Dulcimer, Concert & Baritone
Ukulele, Pennywhistle, Harmonica
Significant Venues: Kuumbwa Jazz Center, Henflings International
Folk & Acoustic Music concert series, Santa Cruz Civic Auditorium,
Espresso Garden & Café, Don Quixote's International Music Hall,
Rose Street House of Music, Palo Alto Festival of the Arts, Boulder Creek
Art & Wine Festival, Loch Lomond Highland Games.
Impressions
"Catch this pure-voiced singer
now, and it will be like you were lucky enough to see the Dixie Chicks
when they were playing street corners."
Brad Kava, Music Critic, San Jose Mercury News
"Fantastic songs, good musicians, and most of all, a brilliant voice."
Dirk Stursberg, Radio 98.6, Berlin, Germany
Contact Information:
PurrGirl Music Publishing
P.O. Box 1478
Boulder Creek, CA 95006
831/335-8110
E-mail: Jayme@purrgirl.com
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